Nov. 15, 2007
Tabatha Thompson
Headquarters, Washington
202-358-3895
tabatha.thompson-1@nasa.gov
MEDIA ADVISORY: M07-161
NEW 'HI-DEF' VIEW OF ANTARCTICA TO BE PRESENTED AT MEDIA BRIEFING
WASHINGTON - Media are invited to preview a new map of Antarctica 10
times more detailed than any before at 11 a.m. EST, Tuesday, Nov. 27,
at NASA's Goddard Space Flight Center in Greenbelt, Md. Scientists
from NASA, the U.S. Geological Survey, the National Science
Foundation and the British Antarctic Survey will introduce a new,
accurate, true-color map of the continent. Scientists stitched
together more than 1,000 scenes captured during seven years of
Landsat satellite observations to create the bird's eye view of the
frozen landscape.
Members of the international research team will discuss how the
high-resolution Landsat Image Mosaic of Antarctica will revolutionize
Antarctic research. They also will describe how the mosaic gives the
public a new way to explore the continent for themselves through a
free, easy-to-use Web portal. Panelists at the briefing will be:
- Robert Bindschadler, chief scientist of the Hydrospheric and
Biospheric Sciences Laboratory, Goddard
- Ray Byrnes, liaison for satellite missions, U.S. Geological Survey,
Reston, Va.
- Scott Borg, director of Antarctic Sciences, U.S. Antarctic Program,
National Science Foundation, Arlington, Va.
- Andrew Fleming, British Antarctic Survey, Cambridge, England
For accreditation and access, media interested in attending the
briefing must contact Andy Freeberg at andrew.h.freeberg@nasa.gov or
301-286-0746. Media interested in participating by telephone should
contact Freeberg to obtain toll-free teleconference information. The
event also will air live on NASA Television's media channel at:
www.nasa.gov/ntv
Images and supporting data will be available at 11 a.m., Nov. 27, at:
http://www.nasa.gov/vision/earth/lookingatearth/lima_press_conf.html
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